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40 <br /> 1 Slide #11 <br /> Questions? <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> N<11Y1'H[:Altf).FJ NA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Fowler said that she and Commissioners Carter and Portie-Ascott met with <br /> 4 the County Manager and included many of the concerns expressed by Commissioner McKee. <br /> 5 She said they want to make sure the appeals can be finished by the end of the year. She said <br /> 6 that the work group will be looking at how to make it more equitable in a proactive way. <br /> 7 Commissioner McKee said that when meeting with the community the revaluation and the <br /> 8 tax burden on residents was of the most concern. <br /> 9 Commissioner Carter said the tax revaluation work group has community members on it <br /> 10 to ensure their input. She said they are bringing other outside experts in, such as the Department <br /> 11 of Revenue. She listed some of the other groups represented on the work group. <br /> 12 Commissioner McKee said he wants to preserve the trust the community has in them. <br /> 13 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she would like to understand how much field work someone <br /> 14 does. She said that with vertical equity issues, there may issues in the way that the assessments <br /> 15 are being done. She said it may require looking at assumptions, such as the schedule of values. <br /> 16 She asked if field work still needs to happen. She said that another county brought their schedule <br /> 17 of values to the public for input. She said that she hopes the tax revaluation work group will <br /> 18 consider how that fits in to the bigger picture. <br /> 19 Commissioner Fowler said they want to also look at horizontal equity, between residential <br /> 20 and commercial. She said that commercial has had a relative discount compared to residential. <br /> 21 She said they will be looking at legal remedies for that. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 24 <br /> 25 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 26 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 27 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 28 <br /> 29 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 30 approve the consent agenda. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 33 <br /> 34 a. Minutes for September 16, 2025 Business Meeting and September 25, 2025 Joint <br /> 35 Meeting with Schools <br /> 36 The Board approved the draft minutes as submitted by the Clerk to the Board. <br /> 37 b. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment#3 <br /> 38 The Board approved budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year <br /> 39 2025-26. <br />